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Thread #150089 Message #4096145
Posted By: Mo the caller
05-Mar-21 - 08:59 AM
Thread Name: Origin/Meaning: Crow on the Cradle (Sydney Carter)
Subject: RE: Origin/Meaning: Crow on the Cradle (Sydney Carter)
The last verse also has echoes of other songs. Folkies will know that if you try to shoot a bird of ill omen you might end up killing your own livestock (or worse in the case of Mad Michael and the raven).